GENERAL NEWS.
"Disgraced Constabulary Officer Bent to-anol!
Ex-Lieutenant Bullington of the Philippine Constabulary, recently
MORE ABOUT SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
Artificial v. Natural.
One of the best informed cir- culure that goes out from the
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1912.
nsiderable. Could such a gain be offered.
The cost of natural rubber as above st. 48. per pound
Cost of synthetic rabber,
shy, at 3s. per pound .. '0 18 0
expelled from the corps for con Stock Exchange has this to say Saving on tyre by using duct unbecoming an officer, has about synthetic rubber- been sentenced by the Justice of
first instance, *.
"We have no wish to uppear
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"It is extremely improbable panga, to 10 days in the muntoipul tually made, or, rather, we would jail for assault and battery. Four say, a substance which appears to that any manufacturer would run other cases against him on similar possess all the characteristics of such a risk for súch charges were dismissed in view of natural rubber. We are familiar small profit. Synthetic rubber the jail sentenos given in this one with at least one process which would have to come down 0860. The defendant planded has turned out rubber, a pound to, say, 28. per pound, or 50 por guilty and asked for the minimum or twonto time, a sample of which cont. of the cost of natural rub- penalty of five days. He appealed was submitted to an eminent firm bor, before its substitution would from the sentence to the court of of rubber brokers in Mincing-even be considered. As soon as
lano, who gave an exceedingly the public knew that laboratory-C favourable opinion, and, in fact, made rubber was being used, a August and September. Apply to Singapore Death Rate.
seemed to have not the slightest rednotion in price would be The death rate of Singapore for doubt that it was a specimen of domanded, or unless synthetic Hongkong, 27th July, 1912. last week olimbed up again to natural rubber. It was when the rubber auswered better than 50.23 excluding quarantine island question of production on a com- natural rubber, buyers would, TO LET, in a well furnished house death and 35:53 including those, mercial scale and the price to be demand a guarantee that their in goud locality Bylroom with says the "Free Press" of July 20. obtained were gone into that purchases were mado from
ruraudal Private Bathrooing, Electric | interest The total number of deaths was difficulties arose, and it is by no natural rubber only. If the whole married souple Apply English,"* 340, of which 21 occurred at St. menna uninteresting that the latter of the reduced costs were given Hongkong Telegraph." John's from cholera, 20 being in-fotor is equally as important as to the buyer, the probabilities are ingang, 200i Taly, 1912. ported. Thore were in all 31 oho- the former, for reasons which we that the latter would prefer pay- lora deaths, being non-imported. mention a little later. There were no plague or small-pox
ing fid. more on a purchase cost- 'Investors should bear in minding £5 than save that sum by buy- donthe. Dysentery caused 33that in the rubber tree Nature ing a cheaper article which might forer 77 beri-bori and phthisis has provided a laboratory free of be doar at any price unless the 36 oach. Two European deaths charge, and therefore a rubber cheaper article was proved to be were recorded.
company starts the competitive as good as the natural rubber ar- race with a very good handicap,ticle, and that is a point it would change is noticed in Thaw hini- When the French Logation although it has to bear the weight take years to convince the public. aolf. llo is far different from the first set off fireworks on Saturday of freight and collection charges, Why, therefore, should the manu-how of 1008. In those days' ho morning in celebration of July but against that has the advantage faolaror buy chemically-made was alert, active, and at times 14, a goo many people mistook that no capital is looked up in rubber? If he does, ho may fairly brilliant. He conferred them for rifle shots, says the factories and plants, and that make an additional 5 per cent. at continually with counsel, made "Peking Daily News." Indeed, rates and taxes are comparatively the risk of losing lus business, and less suggestions; in fact, con- rumours were immediately air-unknown. The actual cost of and in, any caso will later bucted his own case. All this oulated that another mutiny was rubber delivered to the sales- bound to make n out in the price, alortuess seems to have evaporat making its apposrance. For-rooms varies, according to the which will wipe off the extra gain. ed, and Thaw to-day is quiet, un- tunatoly their fears were quickly production, from about fs. 3d. to Calonlation could be carried on demonstrative, duli; he seems alloyod.
38. per ponnd. Companies with indefinitely; but the above will stupid when in the witness-box, a large production pay compara-how that the trouble the monu and does not seem to grasp tively little per pound for adminis- fasturera of synthetic rubber will at tration and homo charges whereas experience will be in selling the him. The other chief attendants unce the questions naked concerns only entering the pro-product just as much as in maquin the Court are Thaw's loyal ducing stage have a heavy outlay facturing it. If they put the price mother, his sister, his brother offering to contribute $200,000 per pound of rubber produced, at 18. per pound it will probably Josiah, and Evelyn Nesbit, the of his own pocket to enable the which, of course, diminishes as not pay them to make it.'
False Alarm.
Against the Tibetan Rebels.
The "Ceneral China Post" saya that the Government is in receipt
of a telegram from Mr. La Shing
chi, a Chinese rosident in India,
THE THAW CASE AGAIN,
Stanford White's Murderer
Before the Court.
Ons romed Office. Apply Property Office, Jardino, Matheson & Co., Ltd, Hongkong, 22ed Mar. 1912.
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tomioido's wife. The latter is now a witness against hier husband, and for the last two days she has been giving testimony for 'the' State. She is no longer the de- mure lookingpallid child" of the former trin, but a fully de- veloped, languid, woman of the world.
Evelyn Nesbit's Evidence.
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Comparison of Prices. that Mr. Ju will start a compaign To make our inenning clear, among the Chinese in India to suppose a company pays for ad- raiso more funds for the purpose. ministration and home charges
Shanghai Motorist's Record.
£5,000 a year, and produces, say, While in Tsingtao recently, 25.000 lb. of rubber, the charges Mr. C. J. Butseli, Shanghai come to fs: per pound, while with motorist and gout for the a production of 50,000 pounds of Hupmobile Cur, broke the time rubber the some charges would York Exchange of July 23, Harry Evelyn Nesbit's testimony iss
For the past week, says a Now record on the well-known Lant-only work out at 28. por pound, K. Thaw, the slayer of Suniford supplied the only real excitement sun run by five minuter. He With a production of 100,000 lb. White, bas beon once again tryince the present trial began. was driving one of 1912 models of rubber the charges would only ing to prove that he has now Every movement of Thaw and bis and covered the 25 miles in 48 represent ls. per pound and with minutes against the previous production of 250,000 lb. the regained his reason and is on- wife, say obaorvers in Court, in- best time of 51 minutes for the charges would fall to less than Mattenwan State Asylum for the Evelyn enters the Court through titled to be liberated from the dicatos hostility between them. run round Kinochow Bay 5d. por pound. With a very few
Blungbai Mercury."
exceptions, which can be ignored Insane, where he has been con- the door inost remote from her Struck by Lightning. as the consumption is infinitefined since February, 1908, when husband's seat, and neither by During a thunderstorm of the imel, rubber is not commercially the murder of the famous archi- of the other, while the testimony the second jury acquitted him of any chance ever cutelies the eye Oil inst. two coolies were struck by used in its natural state. It is act on the ground that he was which the former artist's model lightning in Ichang Road. Shong-combined with various substances hai. Ono was apparently killed in known as fillers, which are used sans at the time of the shoot has been giving is all adverse to IN TENNIS, DAY, TUNÍC and stantaneously whilst the other, so- not so much as adulteratos as to
ing.
to her husband. What will be the outcome of
undershi t.. PRUNK DRAWERS veraly burnt, was removed to the
Yesterday the spectators receiv- increase the strength or insulat Hospital in an ambulanco under ing properties of rubber. To the present trial before Mr. Justice ed their great thrill when Evelyn escort of the police from Gordon deal with this phase of the manu House at White Plains, Newed by Mr. Clarence Shearn, Keogh, in the County Court Nesbit, while being cross-examin- Ex-Emperor Cuts Off His Queue. note too long, so it must be euf-the trial will undoubtedly last a blazed forth with the remark that facture of rubber would make our York State, is problematical, but Thaw's chief counsel, suddenly The Dowager Empress has ficient to mention that rubber month, perhaps, all the summer, she did not intend that Thow induced the young Emperor to discard his queue, thereby setting goods contain only a percentage and the longer it lasts the better should again "hide behind her to the membora of the Imperial of pure rubber, such percentage Thaw will like it, because he enakirts," as he did, to uso her own
Rond station.
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Thaw will Fight to the Last. Stanford White's relations with 600 caps have been found in moment for rabber is perhaps in
That Thaw intends, in the lier, and he put to her the same Aroroy, Philippines, together with connection with the nuaufacture alirge amount of fuse. The of motor tyres. The average event of the present trial going questions as had been put to her natives in whose possession they weight of a motor tyre is 25 IL, against him, to make a fight in the murder trials. Mr. Shearn were found have boon arrested by of which at least two-thirds is every year, until either his great got to the part of the record of the constabulary.
canvas, so that the woigat of the fortune is exhausted, or he gains the murder trial where Mrs. 27] Native Catholic Priest Tortured rubber compound is, say, 8 lb. his liberty, was made evident Thaw told of her visit to. White's and Killed in Shenal If we assume that only one quart-when a letter written by the apartment, she having gone there An American pricat has ro- or of that weight is made up of homicide to Governor Dis, of New supposedly to attend a party, but ported the death of the Rev. strengthening substance, it would York, several months ago was in-instead of a party found White Father Tang at Shonsi, under make the weight of actual rubber troduced na evidence by the State alone.
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circumstances which promise to used in a tyre 81b. As a matter Attorney, Mr. Jerome. Thaw Was White alone?" naked bring trouble to the Tutuh of the offuct, the rubber would be consi- couplained in the letter that he Mr., Shearn."Yes," Mrs. Thaw province when nowe of the affair derably-very considerably-less, has been obliged to wait two years answered renohes Peking. Father Tang. Now a motor cover of the weight for the present hearing, and de- Mrs. Thaw Dramatic/ by order of his bishop, had of 25 b. would
cost about clures." even those who have spok In the middle of the next) sought to settle a family loud at 25, of which rubber ni is per on most venomously against me question Mr. Thaw leaned Louting; and, at the instance of pound accounts for £148. A grant me the right of one trial of forward with blazing eyes and the parties against whom his de- manufacturer knows from actual sanity och year. It is estimat-bloodless face, and looking cision went, he was tortured an experience what resulte he will geted that the young millionaire has straight at Mr. Shearn said: GRAVING DOUR the Tutul, who has long been an rubber. He knows what loading other details connected with the don't intend to go through it mercifully and dragged before from using a certain quality of already spent about £200,000 in "The stood behind my skirts in lawyers foes and a thousand his two dirty morder trials, and avowed enemy to the missionaries.it will bear, and the wear of a By his orders the unfortunate tread composed of so much rub various trials, and each trial posts again. You may examine mo Be priest was beheaded in a most ber and so much filling. His the taxpayers of the State any much as you like, but I will not barbarope manuer.
trade depends upon. the excel- thing from £6,000 to £10,000,
answer," The Yangtaxe's Record. lence of his production. A bad Court Crowded to Suffocation. The defiant attitude of the. The skippers who traverse tyre is going to cost him money, The present Thaw trial is very witness took Mr. Shearn entirely the Yangtsze year after year because he loses a customer and similar to the previous ones, and, by surprise. Mr. Justice Koogh || say that the floods this season depreciates his trademark. He the testimony is practically are looked at lier, but did not make Are likely to break all pre- would not be keen to run any petition of what has already been any remark. Thaw's big, oros visus records. The snow waters risks or injuring his good will said and printed many times be showed more plainly, than words from the mountains up' in:
Sze which stands in his books at foron The court is crowded how utterly surprise 1 la wad ohnen Province have not yet come many thousands of pounds. Aloyery day to stllocation, d there the tura: down and the water is now withiti, mamufnoturer would therefore be is very little cha
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